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First Solar Modules to Power Ohio State University at Solar Decathlon Competition in Wash., D.C.

Students to install Ohio-manufactured modules

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First Solar, Inc. announced that a team of students from Ohio State University will use the company’s advanced thin-film solar modules to power their sustainable house in the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon competition, which will take place next week in Washington, D.C. Installation of the 8 kilowatt photovoltaic rooftop system, which utilizes modules manufactured in First Solar’s Perrysburg, OH facility, began Sept. 16. “First Solar is proud to spons...

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